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“There is a gaping hole in our educational system for measuring those things that lend themselves less to immediate and direct measurement.” So says Certiport President and CEO David Saedi. In this interview with Michael Simkins, David describes a formative assessment tool his company developed for use with employees that might serve as a model for developing similar tools in K-12 education.

For further exploration:

• Certiport Monthly Feedback Form
• Other key resources on 21st Century Skills

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Hear Bill Erlendson and Marcy Lauck talk with Michael Simkins about how San Jose Unified School District is using data teams to facilitate focused data-driven decision making.

Additional resources:

• Five-minute overview: Data-Driven Decision Making
• “Data-Driven Organizations: What Do They Look Like?” by Jim Cox
• “Data-Driven Decision-Making and Electronic Learning Assessment Resources” by John Cradler
• Slides from Marcy Lauck’s presentation, “Building a Data-Driven Culture”
• More resources on Data-Driven Decision Making

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